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Country Inn & Guest Cottage, ArushaTue, 15 Nov 2016 23:09:11 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6Best Spa Retreat in Arusha and Runner Up in Tanzaniahttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=716
http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=716#commentsTue, 15 Nov 2016 23:09:11 +0000Onsea Househttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=716Machweo has been Finalist for the 2nd consecutive year as Best Safari Spa / Retreat in Africa and is the only property in the Arusha area who made it into the Finals of the 2017 Safari Awards, even with 2 Finalist positions.

It has just been announced that Machweo made it during the 10th Safari Awards even to the “Runner Up” position in the whole of Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar). This Silver medal is a great seal of approval of the Machweo Wellness Retreat which we opened in 2011, ahead of the trend of Wellness Travel to Africa, as mentioned recently in the World Travel Market Global Trends Report.

Do not hesitate to contact us to include a stay at Machweo into your retreat safari holiday in Tanzania.

]]>http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?feed=rss2&p=7160TripAdvisor Best of 90 B&B and Innshttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=714
http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=714#commentsTue, 15 Nov 2016 22:59:34 +0000Onsea Househttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=714Arusha, also known as the safari capital of East Africa, is offering more than 250 accommodation providers listed on TripAdvisor®.

Onsea House has always tried to differentiate from both larger luxury hotels and basic B&B with its unique product and service offering the best of both worlds. Thanks to the many consistent good reviews, we have been awarded each year with a Certificate of Excellence and have been recognized as a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame winner.

Although we have been constantly rated among the top accommodations in Tanzania since our start, it is a true source of pride for the entire team that we are now on n°1 of a total of 90 B&B and Inn accommodations in Arusha.

We’d like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete a review on TripAdvisor. There is no greater seal of approval than being recognized by one’s customers. It is a remarkable vote of confidence to our business and our continued commitment to excellence.

To celebrate this and to further encourage many guests to book with us, we are launching a “Special Offers” section on our websites. We would be delighted to welcoming you (back) soon.

Africa’s tourism industry is ideally placed to benefit from current interests in wellness travel. According to the report, safari holidays – one of Africa’s most important segments – are increasingly including yoga, spa, and meditation as part of the itinerary.

The idea of “wellness in the wilderness” also resonates with travellers seeking unique and authentic experience, resulting in a demand for spiritual travel with an adventure component.

Furthermore, the Global Wellness Summit found that in 2014, wellness travel – defined as travel with a purpose of improving health and wellbeing – was growing at 74% more than regular global travel.

Another factor in the rise of Africa’s tourism is the emphasis on sustainable and reduced footprint holidays, with increasing importance placed on ensuring the benefits of tourism are directly and indirectly shared with the local economy.

Caroline Bremner, Euromonitor International head of travel, said: “Time spent with loved ones, including oneself, was consistently ranked as most important by respondents in our 2015 Global Consumer Trends Survey. Time is becoming crucial in a world where everything moves fast, so a safari in the middle of nowhere with loved ones is the ultimate form of wellness travel.”

Mindfulness travel

Mindfulness travel is a fairly new concept that looks to capitalise on the emotional and spiritual benefits of tourism. It is complementary to the wellness trend and is another opportunity for Africa.

The great animal migration in Tanzania could be the focus of a wellness or mindfulness travel experience.

World Travel Market, senior director, Simon Press said: “Wellness in the wilderness combines a number of emerging travel and consumer trends, and Africa lends itself to adventure and relaxation in a natural environment which can also satisfy the demand from travellers for a sustainable and responsible experience”.

Contact us for a recommendation for your wellness retreat safari including a stay at Machweo.

]]>http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?feed=rss2&p=7110Fodor’s Choice in Arushahttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=574
http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=574#commentsSat, 01 Oct 2016 09:29:49 +0000Onsea Househttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=574Fodor’s is the world’s largest publisher of English language travel and tourism information and the first relatively professional producer of travel guidebooks. For 80 years, Fodor’s Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler’s trip. Fodor’s hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else.

The review further describes the conjoined properties “with some of the most spectacular views in the area, overlooking Arusha and Mt. Meru. Manicured lawns and sloping pathways lead to private spacious cottage suites, delicately decorated with a four-poster bed, en suite bathrooms, and white cotton sheets. Food is of a high standard; lunches have some of the best curries around. Machweo is closer to the main dining area, shared swimming pool and spa, with some cottages that have shared common areas and others that are stand-alone. Onsea is actually out the main gate and down a small set of steps, completely self-contained with its own swimming pool, dining area, and African colonial–style rooms.

]]>http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?feed=rss2&p=57402017 price draw: vote for your chance to win a safarihttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=569
http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=569#commentsSun, 25 Sep 2016 13:03:16 +0000Onsea Househttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=569It’s that time of year again – voting for your favourite safari camp, lodge or safari operator in the prestigious Safari Awards, the “Oscars of the safari industry”.

Both Onsea House and Machweo have been nominated in not less than 9 categories in the 2017 Safari Awards, including Best Safari Cuisine and Best Safari Spa / Retreat. In the past years, both Onsea House and Machweo have been Finalist and Highly Commended.

If you have been on a memorable safari holiday and stayed with us at Onsea House or Machweo, you can vote for us now in the 2017 Safari Awards.

With the recent renovations and price repositioning, we feel that we deserve a fair chance to win with Onsea House in the categories Best Value, Best Safari Cuisine, Best Community Support, Best Family Experience, Best Safari House.
At Machweo we have been working hard to further improve the standards and hope to reach again the finals in the category Best Design, Best Safari Cuisine, Best Safari/Spa Retreat and Most Romantic Safari Property.

Voting closes already at midnight on the 30th September, so do it now!

You’ll be included in an amazing prize draw, a Sky Safari for 2 people! All voters stand a chance of winning when they vote so good luck and thanks for your support!
The lucky winner will be selected at random on the 7th November at The World Travel Market in London.

]]>http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?feed=rss2&p=5690Onsea House celebrating 10th anniversaryhttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=550
http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=550#commentsFri, 13 May 2016 13:05:11 +0000Onsea Househttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=550At the occassion of the 10th anniversary in 2016, Onsea House in collaboration with the African Travel And Tourism Association Atta invite their agents and members to the Atta East Africa Networking function to be held at Onsea House on Friday May 27th 2016 at 18:00 – 21:00, cash bar afterwards at Onsea House.

Entrance tickets must be obtained on line in advance as the numbers are limited at this exclusive venue, but payment can only be made, on this occasion, at the entrance.

Renovations at Onsea House are taking place in the low season and will continue after the busy months of July and August.
From July 2016 onwards, a new Onsea House family suite will be added and all the 4 original rooms will be used again.

To celebrate this revival, Onsea House has issued some great promotions for 2016 which will be repeated in 2017.

“3 for 2” and “7 for 4” specials: respectively 1 or 3 nights are offered complimentary on BB base when booking 3 or 7 nights in total

US$ 50 discount per room per night on Onsea House rooms

last minute discount of US$ 25 per person per night for new booking requests which come in within 1 month from arrival (discounted rates available throughout the year subject to availability on a last minute).

Onsea House Tanzania Ltd has been nominated for the 2016 Safari Awards with all properties in 9 important categories:
Best Community Focused, Best Design, Best Ecologically Responsible, Best Family Safari Experience, Best Location, Best New Safari Property, Best Safari Cuisine, Best Safari House, Best Value.

Did you also stay at one of the properties we operate? You are invited to add your vote also before voting closes on 30 September 2015. All voters will automatically be included in the safari prize draw.

]]>http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?feed=rss2&p=54602015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence “Hall of Fame”http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=540
http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=540#commentsTue, 19 May 2015 21:07:40 +0000Onsea Househttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=540Travellers come to TripAdvisor to plan and book the perfect trip. Certificate of Excellence celebrates the accommodations, attractions and eateries that make these perfect trips possible.

Onsea House Tanzania Ltd has been recognised as a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame winner in May 2015. The Certificate of Excellence award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor. The ‘Hall of Fame’ was created to honour those businesses that have earned a Certificate of Excellence for five consecutive years, from 2011 to 2015.

Of total winners this year, only 9% have qualified for the Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame by winning the award five years running.
Being awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence five years in a row and inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’ is a true source of pride for the entire team at Onsea House Tanzania Ltd and we’d like to thank all of our past guests at our properties who took the time to complete a review on TripAdvisor. There is no greater seal of approval than being recognised by one’s customers. With the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on customer reviews, the accolade is a remarkable vote of confidence to our business and our continued commitment to excellence.

]]>http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?feed=rss2&p=5400Siringit in the media and on own websitehttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=522
http://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=522#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 10:28:18 +0000Onsea Househttp://www.onseahouse.com/text/?p=522On the Kilimanjaro Golf and Wildlife Estate, where majestic Mount Kilimanjaro overlooks more than 1,000 acres of African bush, the team behind Onsea House and Machweo Wellness Retreat & Fine Dining were inspired to aim for new heights in refinement.

Siringit, the latest gem – quite possibly the crown jewel – in the Onsea House collection was featured on 9 February 2015 in the travel section of The Telegraaf . This is the first in a series of important media appearances after the soft opening and press launch in July 2014.

At this occassion, we have now the pleasure to announce that the preliminary Siringit website has been put online.

Siringit is the Masai word for ‘endless plains’ or ‘the place where the land runs forever’. The vast grassland plains, acacia-studded savannas, wooded hills and mountains that fill everyone with awe and make for everlasting impressions. It is exactly that feeling we aim to give in our new retreat, an overwhelming experience and an almost surreal serenity. Siringit Kilimanjaro Golf and Safari Retreat is a luxury 6 bedroom villa for exclusive use.

The spacious and elegant property, overlooking the green, is meant to give friends or families that unique experience that can only be rivaled by the most secluded and high end tented camps.

The coming of Air Seychelles, the official air carrier of the Indian Ocean tourist island of the Seychelles, to Tanzania today, is a testimony of the global airlines program targeting Tanzania’s airspace.

Tourism is a leading business which has been a magnet to pull global and reputed airlines to fly to Tanzania, aviation analysts say.

Air Seychelles, which is launching its twice a week flights to Tanzania today, has targeted tourists and leisure travelers in Tanzania and East Africa, looking at the Spice Island of Zanzibar as a key source of international-class tourists and leisure travelers between East Africa and the Seychelles.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has expanded its African route network, and will launch its daily service to Dar es Salaam from Abu Dhabi next year. Vice President of the Airline, Moris Pholeli, said Dar es Salaam is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, and his airline has decided to enter into the market by starting operating with an Airbus A320 aircraft, with 16 Business Class and 120 Economy class seats on its Abu Dhabi and Dar es Salaam route.

Emirates Airlines has launched five times weekly flights between Dar es Salaam and Dubai to complement the airline’s daily operations. Launched in October this year, the five flights available brought the total to 12 flights a week on the Dar es Salaam and Dubai routes, an indication of the growing business between Tanzania and other countries, mostly the Middle East and Far East.

Qatar Airways operates daily flights between Dar es Salaam and Doha in Qatar, making it stand among leading global airlines with great lust to Tanzanian airspace. Qatar Airways links Tanzania and other parts of the world.

South African Airways has increased its flights between Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam twice, making it to operate two daily flights between the two cities. This brings to 14 flights per week under South African Airways (SAA) in its Tanzania’s airspace.

From Dar Es Salaam there are frequent connections through several reliable local operators to Kilimanjaro (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK).